Eponyms
Authors: KENNETH D. BURMAN
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1988)

Letters and Corrections1 April 1988EponymsKENNETH D. BURMAN, M.D., JAMES R. BAKER, M.D., Y.-C. TSENG, PH.D., NANCY SAUNDERS, M.S., BARBARA SOLOMON, D.N.SC., LEONARD WARTOFSKY, M.D.KENNETH D. BURMAN, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, JAMES R. BAKER, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, Y.-C. TSENG, PH.D.Search for more papers by this author, NANCY SAUNDERS, M.S.Search for more papers by this author, BARBARA SOLOMON, D.N.SC.Search for more papers by this author, LEONARD WARTOFSKY, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-108-4-635_1 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTo the editor: We were surprised that throughout our recently published article (1) the term "Hashimoto's" had been changed to "Hashimoto." The use of this latter term seems, at first glance, awkward and perhaps even inappropriate, given the common use in such instances of "apostrophe s" in most medical publications and parlance. However, a perusal of another article (2) from our laboratory showed that the term "Graves' disease" had been altered to "Graves disease." We assumed thatAnnalshad instituted a new editorial policy toward deletion of the apostrophe in such designations, an assumption confirmed by a telephone call to...References1. BAKERSAUNDERSWARTOFSKYTSENGBURMAN JNLYK. Seronegative Hashimoto thyroiditis with thyroid autoantibody production localized to the thyroid. Ann Intern Med. 1988;108:26-30. LinkGoogle Scholar2. SOLOMONEVAULBURMANWARTOFSKY BJKL. Remission rates with antithyroid drug therapy: continuing influence of iodine intake? Ann Intern Med. 1987;107:510-2. LinkGoogle Scholar3. VAUGHAN V. Eponym's 's. JAMA. 1986;255:1879. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. VAUGHAN V. Eponym's 's: Argyll Robinson, not pseudo-Turner, was e.e. cummings' endocrinologist [Letter]. JAMA. 1986;256:1295-6. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5. TALBOTT J. Eponym's 's: Argyll Robinson, not pseudo-Turner, was e.e. cummings' endocrinologist [Letter]. JAMA. 1986;256:1295. CrossrefGoogle Scholar6. DUPLANTIERLABORDE JR. Eponym's 's: Argyll Robinson, not pseudo-Turner, was e.e. cummings' endocrinologist [Letter]. JAMA. 1986;256:1295. CrossrefGoogle Scholar7. SMITH W. Red. In: MORRIS W, MORRIS M. Harper Dictionary of Contemporary Usage. 2nd ed. New York: Harper and Row; 1985:xxvii. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: KENNETH D. BURMAN, M.D.; JAMES R. BAKER, M.D.; Y.-C. TSENG, PH.D.; NANCY SAUNDERS, M.S.; BARBARA SOLOMON, D.N.SC.; LEONARD WARTOFSKY, M.D.Affiliations: Walter Reed Army Medical Center Washington, DC 20307-5001 PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byTwelve eponymous signs of aortic regurgitation, one of which was named after a patient instead of a physicianStyle Notes: Eponyms 1 April 1988Volume 108, Issue 4Page: 635-635KeywordsResearch laboratories ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 April 1988 PDF downloadLoading ...